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Atty. Gen. Mukasey collapses during speech (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:10 AM CST AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness.

Obama plans to nominate Clinton for top diplomat (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency.

Politics' next step? Donations go high text (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:27 PM CST AP - In a 2008 Super Bowl ad, NFL golden boy Tom Brady asked nearly 100 million viewers to text "FIT" to donate $5 to the United Way. About 25,000 people responded, raising $10,000.

Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3 (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:40 PM CST AP - The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry.

Attorney general collapses (Politico) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:22 PM CST Politico - Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed Thursday night while giving a speech to the Federalist Society in Washington, according to three senior administration officials.

Early, absentee voting pushed Obama to win in Fla. (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:09 PM CST AP - More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes.

Obama is 1st Columbia graduate to become president (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST AP - It's taken two and a half centuries but Columbia College, one of the oldest in the nation, finally will have one of its alumni in the Oval Office.

Ted Stevens' fall points to political shift (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:39 AM CST AP - Alaska's incoming senator is bullish on gun rights, wants to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling and believes less government is better. And he's a Democrat.

On Capitol Hill, campaign rivals take orientation (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:17 AM CST AP - In two undecided open-seat House races, both candidates are playing Congress member-elect this week.

Is Kashmir key to Afghan peace? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - As part of his push to find new solutions to the war in Afghanistan, President-elect Barack Obama is considering a new diplomatic push on Kashmir, reversing eight years of American silence on the issue.

Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:44 AM CST Reuters - Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team.

Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:56 PM CST Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.

Verizon workers look at Obama's cell phone records (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:57 PM CST AP - Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday.

Verizon staff did not listen to Obama voicemails (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:42 PM CST Reuters - The contents of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's voicemail messages and emails were not breached by the Verizon employees who gained unauthorized access to his cell phone account, an Obama aide said on Thursday.

Obama plans to name Clinton to State (Politico) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:48 PM CST Politico - President-elect Barack Obama is "on track" to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, two senior Obama aides said.

US judge who gave to Obama won't be disciplined (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:35 PM CST AP - Utah's chief federal judge will not be disciplined for donating money to Barack Obama's campaign.

Clinton cuts down the size of her debt (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:25 PM CST AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has reduced the size of her presidential campaign debt to less than $7.5 million as of Nov. 1, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday.

Adviser says Fred Thompson plans return to acting (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:04 PM CST AP - Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year.

Obama records radio ad for Martin in Senate runoff (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama has waded into Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff, recording a radio ad supporting Democrat Jim Martin, but there's still no word on whether the president-elect will make a personal appearance.

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